Relates information and referral (I&R) services to the specific needs of the older adult. Subjects considered include special problems of older adults, stereotyping, ways of dealing with older adults in the context of I&R, problem callers, relationships with other agencies, and situations when I&R cannot help. (Author/JD)

The Bureau of Education for the Handicapped established four institutes to conduct research and development activities for young handicapped children. Each of the institutes (at the University of Texas, the Educational Testing Service, the University of California at Los Angeles, and the University of North Carolina) is described, including…

Reviews the events surrounding the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to regulate television advertising aimed at children. Discusses the fairness of children's advertising and considers the question of who should make decisions regulating children's viewing: the family or the government. (GC)

Examines the role of school systems in the framework of levels of government. Points out the relationship between school systems and other municipal governmental agencies. Analyzes possibilities and problems inherent in interorganizational relationships and linkages. (Author/MK)

Park and recreation professionals are facing a dual challenge: to offer comprehensive recreation programs for all ages and income levels; and to establish trends, providing opportunities for development and assimilation of new skills and interests into the public's repertoire of leisure activities. (Author)

Potential vocational education students need to make informed choices when applying to schools. State agencies have begun to distribute information enabling applicants to see what is available throughout their own state. This article analyzes the format and depth of material currently available from 38 states. (Author)

Howe writes with confidence of the new secretary of education's ability to lead the department, while Wynn parodies the appointment of someone from outside education to lead the new department. (IRT)

A discussion of types and styles of administration and supervision is followed by approaches to promoting and sustaining change and organizational innovation in social service agencies. (SK)

Outlines the need for interagency cooperation in the vocational development of the handicapped and disadvantaged and develops a futuristic model to be implemented. Discusses advocacy and its role in professional associations, potential barriers to organizational advocacy, and the role of professional associations in organizational advocacy. (CT)

Examines the interrelationship between the National Diffusion Network and the Office of Career Education. Discusses initial collaborative efforts (fiscal year 1979), further efforts (fiscal year 1980), and plans for the future. (CT)

Overview of facts gathered from eight federal agencies and from six scholars/practitioners in the field of camping. Available from: Center for Environmental, Camping and Outdoor Education; University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Pine Lake Field Campus; 4016 Blumenthal Road; Greensboro, NC, 27406. (AN)

Reports on a study conducted to determine if goal setting is a feasible technique to use in meeting the needs of pregnant teenagers. (CM)

Reports the conclusions reached by participants at a symposium on the licensing of child welfare services. (CM)

The National Institute of Education's (NIE) history demonstrates that the relevant criteria for characterizing budgeting as incremental are not the predictability and stability of appropriations but the conditions of complexity, limited information, multiple factors, and imperfect agreement on ends; NIE's appropriations were dominated by political…

Reviews the history, development, implementation, and impact of the Model State Plan (MSP) for vocational rehabilitation of deaf clients. (TA)